President Obama says Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else. He said that includes the right to build a place of worship on private property in lower Manhattan. The president made his remarks at a dinner at the White House celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

The trial will be on hold for at least 30 days while the only lawyer for Omar Khadr is treated for complications from recent gall bladder surgery, said Bryan Broyles, the deputy chief defense counsel for the military trials at Guantanamo Bay.

Russia's nuclear agency reports that it plans to load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Aug. 21, moving ahead with launching the facility despite Iran's stubborn defiance of international demand to halt uranium enrichment.

The Budget, a 120-year-old weekly, brings news to Amish communities around the world. Despite the declining newspaper industry, its circulation of 1,900 subscribers has stayed steady for decades. The volunteers who write for the paper, called "scribes," recently gathered in Sugarcreek, Ohio, for journalism training.

Businesses that rely on exporting their goods continue to struggle. The U.S. government had been hoping the market would turn around to at least help offset sluggish consumer spending. But forecasts are less than optimistic. Dairy farms have been one of the hardest hit industries, as demand from China and India for powdered milk and whey continues to slump. Kirk Siegler

If Congress were to consider another big stimulus program, it would set off rancorous debate and would probably never get approved anyway. This week, quietly and without fanfare, the Federal Reserve announced its own kind of stimulus program to get the economy off the mat. Adam Davidson

The Smithsonian Institution has returned more than two hundred sacred artifacts, including head dresses and other ceremonial regalia, to the Yurok Indian tribe in northern California. Melissa Block talks with Thomas O'Rourke, chairman of the Yurok tribe, about the repatriation.

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters defended herself against ethics charges Friday in the court of public opinion. She held an hour-long press conference and PowerPoint presentation to say she has done nothing wrong.

The Democratic nominee in South Carolina is accused of showing pornography to a college student. He was the surprise winner of his party's primary even though he did almost no campaigning.

Elias Abuelazam, 33, appeared in an Atlanta court agreed to waive an extradition fight and face charges in Michigan related to one of the attacks in a three-state stabbing spree that left five people dead and 13 others wounded.

An estimated 30 thousand individuals stood outside in sweltering heat earlier this week at the East Point Housing Authority, just outside Atlanta, to be placed on a waiting list for housing assistance. Local authorities were unprepared for the large crowd, which eventually grew impatient and resulted in a number of individuals needing medical attention. Journalist Corey Dade and Harvey Newman, a professor of Public Management and Policy at Georgia State University, talk about the dire housing shortage that left so many people desperate to get assistance.

Across the world, Muslims are partaking in Ramadan, when the faithful fast from sunup to sundown, abstaining from food and water. The time is spent in spiritual reflection. But the month-long religious tradition is also spent enjoying unique foods that are only served during this reverent time of year. Abdulah Fawass, executive chef of the Mediterranean bakery and Cafe in Alexandria, Virginia, and Abbas Ammar, manager of the Al-Ameer Restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan, talk about the delicacies of Ramadan.

Listeners and readers have their say about whether First Lady Michelle Obama’s vacation was insensitive. And commenters share personal stories, following a conversation about elder care. Producer Lee Hill also offers updates on gay marriage in California and an official government response to a recent conversation about the U.S. "No Fly" list.

The guys in the ‘Barbershop’ talk about radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s incendiary diatribe about racial sensitivity, recent ethics charges against members of the Congressional Black Caucus and former Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater’s moment of fame after making a dramatic exit from his job. Joining the conversation this week: freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette and Republican strategist Ron Christie.

After California regulators said an experiment to assay the DNA of freshman at UC Berkeley constituted a medical test, the university agreed not to give personalized findings to participating students.

Earlier this month, state Sen. Hansen Clarke defeated seven-term incumbent Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the Democratic primary by running on a platform of targeting tax dollars to impoverished neighborhoods like the one he grew up in.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates had no choice but to sign orders deploying hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan recently because NATO trainers had not arrived. Pentagon officials and military officers say NATO nations still aren't doing enough.

The California lawmaker is out raising money for some fellow Democrats. But even more than President Obama, she's the opponent who Republicans seem to like to bash the most. Democrats say most voters won't listen, though.

The sponsors of California's gay marriage ban asked an appeals court late Thursday to stop a federal judge's order allowing same-sex weddings to begin Aug. 18 at 5 p.m..

The 24-year-old singer has broad appeal. Among Lady Gaga's fans is 86-year-old Sen. Frank Lautenberg. The Washington Post reports on a fundraiser featuring the New Jersey Democrat and Lady Gaga's music. For $2,500, you too could join the senator in a private suite at the Lady Gaga concert.